Puivert Castle

Unreliable opening times

This chateau is very important historically, associated with the Cathars, and we were looking forward to visiting it. The information sign said it is open to 7pm in September, so you can imagine our d...

Good potential but lazy upkeep. Neglected horses.

The place has good potential but the upkeep is non-existent. Yes maintaining a château is expensive, but letting display glass cabinets accumulate dust and dirt is just lazy. There are two retired h...

Bit of a let down

The travel books give it a good review, but unfortunately it is decaying and there appears to be no renovation work going on, despite what you are told. There is a short, but quite steep rough path up...

A fascinating castle with a wonderful room of minstrels

This is a ruined Cathar Castle but with a keep that is remarkably preserved inside. In November 1210 the Castle was besieged (just after the fall of Termes) by Simon de Montfort, and fell after three ...

Good site but somewhat disappointing.

This Cathar castle is large and shows three halls in one tall part of the castle. We drove about an hour just to visit the site upon the recommendation of a friend. We were quite disappointed. It is n...